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Accountable

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Answerable; Obliged to accept responsibility

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Assert

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To state or express positively

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Attenuation

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The reduction of the force, effect, or value of something

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Aggrieved

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Wronged; Deprived of legal rights or claims

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Ambiguous

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Liable to more than one interpretation; Uncertain

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Appellant

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Of or relating to an appeal

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Applicable

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Relevant; Applies to

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Apprehend

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To take into custody

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“Breach of the Peace”

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As per State v. Hurtado (1988) it is one which disrupts the tranquility enjoyed by citizens of a community

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Causal

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Relating to, Involving, Or being a clause

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Circumvent

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To go around; Bypass

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Coercion

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Act of bringing about by threat of force

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Collaborate

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To work together; Cooperate

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Collaterall

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Security for payment of debt

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Compel

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To force; Make necessary

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Competent

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Properly qualified

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Consecutive

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Following one after the other in order; without interruption

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Constitutes

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To make up; establish formally

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Consummation

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Active bringing of to completion

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De facto

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Literally means “in fact” or “in deed.”

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Demeanor

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Behavior towards others

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Designated

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Indicated, Marked, Pointed out; To select for duty

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Disseminate

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Distribute or spread information

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Diverse

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Having variety in form; unlike

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Endeavor

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To make an effort toward a given end

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Exhaustive

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Comprehensive, thorough

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Facilitate

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To make easier

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Fraudulent

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Deceitful

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Harass

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To irritate or torment persistently

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Illicit

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Not permitted by custom or law

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Imminent

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Ready to take place; impending

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Impede

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To interfere or slow the progress of

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Implement

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To put into effect; carry out

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Infectious

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Capable of causing infection

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Infer

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To conclude from evidence

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Infraction

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A violation

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Initiate

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To begin

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Insubordinate

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Disobedient

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Liable

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Legally responsible

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Mutual

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Directed and received an equal amount

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Narrative

A

A written account of events

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Pecuniary

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Of or relating to money; requiring the payment of money

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Precede

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To go before

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Prohibit

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To forbid; prevent

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Prolong

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To lengthen in duration, scope, or extent

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Promulgate

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To put into effect by formal public announcement

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Pursuant

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In accordance with

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Random

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Having no specific pattern or objective

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Recidivism

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A tendency to return to criminal habits and activities

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Reprimand

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A severe formal disapproval

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Sine qua non

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“Without which, not.”

A thing that is absolutely necessary.

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Subordinate

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Placed in a lower rank; subject to the authority of a superior

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Standing

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Refers to a party’s ability or entitlement to bring or maintain an action before court

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Supersede

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To replace; to take the place of

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Surveillance

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Close observation of a person or group

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Vindication

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The action of clearing someone for blame or suspicion.

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Certiorari

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A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court

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Veracity

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Truthfulness or Accuracy

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